MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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